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Why Wakanda matters : what Black Panther reveals about psychology, identity, and communication / edited by Sheena C. Howard, PhD.

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"Edited by Sheena C. Howard, an award-winning author, filmmaker, and scholar, this book features a collection of essays offering an in-depth analysis of Black Panther under the lens of the latest psychological concepts-as well as delving into the lasting cultural impact of this unforgettable story"-- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN: 9781950665419
ISBN: 1950665410
Physical Description: xxxi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Dallas : Smart Pop, an imprint of BenBella Books Inc., [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Edited by Sheena C. Howard, an award-winning author, filmmaker, and scholar, this book features a collection of essays offering an in-depth analysis of Black Panther under the lens of the latest psychological concepts-as well as delving into the lasting cultural impact of this unforgettable story."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Part I: Psychology Of Collective Identity and Connectedness. Chapter 1: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die In Wakanda: Expressions of Solidarity in Black Panther / Felicia Stewart -- Chapter 2: The Symbolic, the Real, and the Ladies of Wakanda / Claudia Bucciferro -- Chapter 3: Wakanda, Pan-afrikanism, and the Afrikana Worldview: A Representation of the New Afrikana Nation / Olísa Yaa Tolókun, Aynda Mariana Kanyama-Jackson -- Part II: Psychology Of Racial Identity. Chapter 4: Killmonger and the Wretched Of The Earth / Dominque Thomas -- Chapter 5: The Black Panther Is Black / Mikhail Lyubansky, Erynn Nicholson -- Chapter 6: The Oreo, the King, and the Wakandan Salute: What Black Panther Shows Us About Why Representation Matters / Mercedes Samudio -- Chapter 7: Ritual in Black Panther: The Decolonization of African Narratives and Implications for The Reclamation of African Spiritual Identification And Practice / Chateé Omísadé Richardson, L. Nzingha Samuel -- Part III: Psychology Of Intergenerational Trauma And Resistance. Chapter 8: Erik Killmonger and the Psychology of Inner-city Trauma / Chateé Omísadé Richardson -- Chapter 9: Black Radical Thought as Pathology in Black Panther / Charles Athanasopoulos -- Chapter 10: Vibranium Healing / Mishelle Rodriguez -- Chapter 11: N'jadaka and Intergenerational Trauma: A Case Study of Post-traumatic Slave Syndrome / Olísa Yaa Tolókun -- Part IV: Psychology of Cognition and Identification. Chapter 12: Representation, Identification, and Pride: Teaching with (and through) Black Panther / Evan Jones -- Chapter 13: Identification and Decentering Whiteness in Black Panther / Tehia Starker Glass, Joseph W. Allen, GiShawn A. Mance -- Chapter 14: Cognitive Dissonance and T'challa's Evolution / Sheena C. Howard.